M5.4 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 213 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia on 14 Mar 2017, 05:55 UTC at a depth of 76 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Toli-Toli, about 57 km away in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.